"RENDEZVOUS - AN EVENING WITH EDITH, JACQUES, CHARLES & FRIENDS"
Having entertained highly enthusiastic audiences in and around New
York City, the dazzling musical revue "RENDEZVOUS - an Evening with
Edith, Jacques, Charles & Friends" will be presented at THE METROPOLITAN
ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440 -
http://www.metropolitanroom.com/
) on Thursday March 1st at 9:30 pm, Saturday March 3rd at 5:00 pm
and Saturday, March 10 at 5:00 pm. Musical Director D. Jay Bradley
on piano with Chip Jackson on bass.
"RENDEZVOUS" features the best from French pop icons
Edith Piaf, Jacques Brel, and Charles Aznavour, together with Parisian-themed
selections from musical "friends" such as Cole Porter, Steven Sondheim,
and Michel Legrand. Music and lyrics are selected, arranged and
performed to stir the emotions and fill the room with passion, charm,
laughter and poignancy, before ending on a moving note of optimism
and cheer.
The cast includes vocalists Philip Anderson; Brenda
Bush, recently seen as Marilyn Monroe in "The Marilyn Project" at
the Duo Theater; Katie Geissinger, who has appeared on Broadway
in "La Boheme"; Carmen Lamar; and Greg Purnhagen, who performs regularly
in New York and around the world to high critical acclaim.
Previous presentations of "RENDEZVOUS" have included
benefit performances at FEINSTEIN'S AT THE REGENCY (for Gulf Coast
hurricane relief) and DILLON'S (for tsumani victims); a run at HELEN'S;
and concerts at the Bendheim Performing Arts Center in Scarsdale
and the Schoolhouse Theater in Croton Falls.
There is a $25 cover charge and a 2-drink minimum.
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